Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for May 19, 2023

I knew it! Robots really are trying to take over the world.

Maybe the chatbot was hallucinating when it wrote that contract. Doesn’t mean Baltimore had to agree to it.

That drawing is a pretty good likeness of Lamar Jackson.

If the A’s ever make a smart decision, we’ll all know it was Artificial Intelligence.

Anybody remember an old TWILIGHT ZONE episode called “The Mighty Casey”??

PUZZLE QUIZ—

Which pitcher had a WINNING record for the 1962 New York Mets(W40,L120)?

Of course AI would be better. The real thing is in short supply.

Some would say it’s always been a part of sports, at least at the HS and college levels: after coaches and supporters got involved with grade fixing, the intelligence of many was suddenly artificially boosted.

It will get really interesting if AI starts making pitch selection. Especially if the batter also has an AI telling him what pitch to expect.